Interception Return Yards Career Leaders and Records

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Leaders

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Leaders Table
Rk	Player	Yds	From	To	School
1	Terrell Buckley	501	1989	1991	Florida State
2	Eric Berry*	494	2007	2009	Tennessee
3	Shawun Lurry*	435	2014	2017	Northern Illinois
4	Tracy Saul	425	1989	1992	Texas Tech
5	Tracy Porter*	413	2004	2007	Indiana
6	Quintin Demps*	404	2004	2007	UTEP
7	Derrick Strait*	397	2000	2003	Oklahoma
8	John Talley	395	2003	2006	Duke
9	Jamar Fletcher	393	1998	2000	Wisconsin
10	Tyler Sash*	392	2008	2010	Iowa
11	Ken Thomas	391	1979	1982	San Jose State
12	Emmanuel Forbes*	390	2020	2022	Mississippi State
13	Ed Reed	389	1998	2001	Miami (FL)
14	Ron Irving	384	1976	1978	Louisiana
15	Dominick Sanders*	381	2014	2017	Georgia
16	Kevin Byard*	377	2012	2015	Middle Tennessee State
	Lee Miller	377	1981	1983	Cal State Fullerton
18	Darius Phillips*	376	2014	2017	Western Michigan
19	Ahmad Black*	362	2007	2010	Florida
20	Ron Carpenter	361	1989	1992	Miami (OH)
21	Clint Harris	360	1980	1983	East Carolina
22	Kenny Wheaton	359	1994	1996	Oregon
23	Kendric Burney*	358	2007	2010	North Carolina
	Tim Wilbur	358	1978	1982	Indiana
25	Alterraun Verner*	357	2006	2009	UCLA
26	Deltha O'Neal	356	1996	1999	California
27	Ricky Parker	355	1993	1996	San Diego State
28	Rod Smith	353	1987	1989	Oklahoma State
29	Dan Dawson	352	1998	2001	Rice
30	Ashley Lee	351	1980	1984	Virginia Tech
31	Antoine Cason	349	2004	2007	Arizona
32	Daymeion Hughes*	344	2003	2006	California
	Xavier Woods*	344	2013	2016	Louisiana Tech
34	Aaron Beasley	341	1992	1995	West Virginia
35	Ray Jackson	336	1992	1995	Colorado State
36	Tony Thurman	335	1981	1984	Boston College
37	Harold Lusk	333	1993	1996	Utah
	Jeff Nixon	333	1976	1978	Richmond
39	Kevin Thomas	327	1999	2001	UNLV
40	Johnny Jackson	325	1986	1988	Houston
41	Nathan LaDuke	324	1987	1990	Arizona State
42	Bralen Trahan*	323	2017	2022	Louisiana
43	Aqib Talib*	322	2005	2007	Kansas
44	Johnthan Banks*	320	2009	2012	Mississippi State
45	Davon House	319	2007	2010	New Mexico State
46	Eric Turner	315	1987	1990	UCLA
47	Rod Webster	312	1984	1987	Fresno State
48	Tyrell Johnson*	309	2004	2007	Arkansas State
49	Mark Moore	307	1983	1986	Oklahoma State
50	Sean Taylor*	306	2002	2003	Miami (FL)
51	Bennie Blades	305	1985	1987	Miami (FL)
	Richard Marshall*	305	2003	2005	Fresno State
53	Eddie Jackson*	303	2013	2016	Alabama
	Scott Woerner	303	1977	1980	Georgia
55	Chauncey Gardner*	301	2016	2018	Florida
	Ed Reynolds*	301	2010	2013	Stanford
57	Darren Perry	299	1988	1991	Penn State
58	Jaime Mendez	298	1990	1993	Kansas State
59	Mark McCants	297	1977	1980	Temple
60	Pat Chester	296	1978	1982	Virginia
	Mike Mickens*	296	2005	2008	Cincinnati
	Troy Nolan*	296	2007	2008	Arizona State
	Tom Rotello	296	1983	1986	Air Force
	Derron Smith*	296	2010	2014	Fresno State
65	Gerald Jones	294	2002	2003	San Jose State
66	Rashad Bauman	293	1997	2001	Oregon
	Bacarri Rambo*	293	2009	2012	Georgia
68	Jermaine Robinson*	291	2009	2012	Toledo
	Trey Wilson*	291	2009	2012	Vanderbilt
70	Spencer Havner*	290	2002	2005	UCLA
71	Adrian McDonald*	289	2012	2015	Houston
	Kevin Smith	289	1988	1991	Texas A&M
	Jordan Wyatt*	289	2015	2018	SMU
74	Nick Hawthrone*	288	2003	2006	Nevada
	Bill Houston	288	1982	1983	Rutgers
76	David Amerson*	287	2010	2012	North Carolina State
	Deion Sanders	287	1985	1988	Florida State
78	Fred Weary	286	1994	1997	Florida
79	Rickey Dixon	285	1984	1987	Oklahoma
	Joe Kellogg	285	1984	1987	Central Michigan
81	Sean Lumpkin	283	1988	1991	Minnesota
82	Darrent Williams*	282	2001	2004	Oklahoma State
83	Tyree Robinson*	280	2014	2017	Oregon
84	Aaron Curry*	278	2005	2008	Wake Forest
	Victor Harris*	278	2005	2008	Virginia Tech
86	Perry Carter	277	1990	1993	Southern Mississippi
87	Ishmael Adams*	276	2012	2016	UCLA
	Richard Leonard*	276	2011	2015	Florida International
	Darrol Ray	276	1977	1979	Oklahoma
	Rod Woodson	276	1983	1986	Purdue
91	Robert Blackmon	275	1987	1989	Baylor
92	Morris Claiborne*	274	2009	2011	LSU
	Minkah Fitzpatrick*	274	2015	2017	Alabama
	Falanda Newton	274	1986	1988	TCU
95	Lorenzo Doss*	271	2012	2014	Tulane
	Brian Robinson	271	1993	1994	Auburn
97	Anthony Bridges	270	1992	1993	Louisville
	Willie Pile*	270	2000	2002	Virginia Tech
	Craig Swoope	270	1982	1985	Illinois
100	Marty Tadman*	269	2004	2007	Boise State
	Alan Zemaitis*	269	2003	2005	Penn State
102	Money Hunter*	268	2013	2016	Arkansas State
103	Keith Spann	267	1994	1996	Memphis
104	Tom Pridemore	266	1976	1977	West Virginia
105	Ron Cortell	265	1985	1988	Colorado State
	Jeff Griffin	265	1978	1980	Utah
	Greg James	265	2006	2009	Louisiana-Monroe
	A.J. Klein*	265	2009	2012	Iowa State
	Walter McFadden*	265	2006	2009	Auburn
	Amik Robertson*	265	2017	2019	Louisiana Tech
	Shawn Vincent	265	1988	1990	Akron
112	Martin Bayless	264	1980	1983	Bowling Green State
	Willie Clay	264	1988	1991	Georgia Tech
	Eric Green*	264	2000	2004	Virginia Tech
	Craig Steltz*	264	2005	2007	LSU
116	Jocelyn Borgella	263	1991	1993	Cincinnati
	Anthony Gaitor*	263	2007	2010	Florida International
	Mark Roman	263	1996	1999	LSU
119	Joe Burnett*	262	2005	2008	UCF
	Jerry Robinson	262	1975	1978	UCLA
	Rex Varn	262	1977	1979	Clemson
122	Chris Carter	261	1993	1996	Texas
	Scott Nelson	261	1990	1993	Wisconsin
	Dwight Smith	261	1997	2000	Akron
125	Toi Cook	260	1984	1986	Stanford
	Greg Jackson	260	1986	1988	LSU
	Keiwan Ratliff*	260	2000	2003	Florida
	Dave Williams	260	1980	1982	Miami (OH)
129	Ronnie Lott	258	1978	1980	USC
130	Kerry Valrie	257	1987	1990	Southern Mississippi
131	Eric Allen	256	1984	1987	Arizona State
	Dave Duerson	256	1979	1982	Notre Dame
	Richie Wright	256	1986	1988	UTEP
134	Glenn Verrette	255	1977	1979	Holy Cross
	Brett Whitley	255	1984	1987	Northwestern
136	Leo Barnes	254	1998	2000	Southern Mississippi
	Alphonso Smith*	254	2005	2008	Wake Forest
138	Ralph Brown	253	1996	1999	Nebraska
	Alden Darby*	253	2010	2013	Arizona State
	Darryl Lewis	253	1987	1990	Arizona
141	Jay Baker	252	1996	1998	Miami (OH)
142	Jim Leonhard*	251	2002	2004	Wisconsin
143	James Ferebee	250	1978	1981	New Mexico State
	Mike Newton*	250	2006	2009	Buffalo
	Corey Straughter	250	2017	2020	Louisiana-Monroe
	Orlando Watters	250	1991	1993	Arkansas
147	Billy Bowman*	249	2021	2023	Oklahoma
	Phil Parker	249	1982	1985	Michigan State
	Nick Roberts*	249	2018	2022	SMU
150	Josh Newton*	248	2019	2023	TCU
151	Ricardo Allen*	247	2010	2013	Purdue
	Johnell Neal*	247	2005	2008	UCF
153	Marcus Coleman	246	1992	1995	Texas Tech
	Deon Grant	246	1998	1999	Tennessee
	Bobby McCain*	246	2011	2014	Memphis
	Kai Nacua*	246	2013	2016	Brigham Young
	Marcus Turner	246	1985	1988	UCLA
158	Jason David*	245	2001	2003	Washington State
	Gerod Holliman*	245	2012	2014	Louisville
	Ricky Manning*	245	1999	2002	UCLA
	Willie Smith	245	1994	1995	Louisiana Tech
162	Keion Carpenter	244	1995	1998	Virginia Tech
	Lukas Denis*	244	2015	2018	Boston College
	Damante Horton*	244	2010	2013	Washington State
	Calvin Munson*	244	2013	2016	San Diego State
	Ken Swilling	244	1988	1991	Georgia Tech
167	Crezdon Butler*	243	2006	2009	Clemson
	Michael Hamlin*	243	2005	2008	Clemson
	Medford Moorer*	243	2001	2003	Colorado
	Jordan Poyer*	243	2009	2012	Oregon State
	Rayshun Reed	243	2001	2003	Troy
	Tedric Thompson*	243	2013	2016	Colorado
173	Jalen Davis*	242	2014	2017	Utah State
	Greg Evans	242	1990	1993	TCU
	Melvin Marshall	242	1982	1985	Bowling Green State
	Bo McNally*	242	2006	2009	Stanford
	Isaiah Rodgers	242	2016	2019	Massachusetts
178	Chuck Cecil	241	1985	1987	Arizona
	Quincy LeJay	241	1998	1999	Hawaii
	P.J. Mahone*	241	2006	2009	Bowling Green State
	Derek Pegues*	241	2005	2008	Mississippi State
182	Patrick Hinton	240	1987	1990	South Carolina
	Craig Rutledge	240	1984	1986	UCLA
	Mike Sainristil*	240	2019	2023	Michigan
185	Bennie Alexander	239	1998	2000	Florida
	Michael Jameson	239	1999	2000	Texas A&M
	Riley Moss*	239	2018	2022	Iowa
188	Dylan Haines*	238	2014	2016	Texas
	Loyce Means*	238	2007	2010	Houston
	Alex Wujciak*	238	2008	2010	Maryland
191	Tom Knight	237	1992	1996	Iowa
	Jason Moore	237	1994	1997	San Diego State
	Antuan Simmons	237	1997	2001	USC
	C.J. Wilson*	237	2005	2008	Western Michigan
195	Koby McKinnon*	236	2004	2007	Arkansas State
	Tommie Smith	236	1989	1992	Washington
197	Phillip Buchanon	235	2000	2001	Miami (FL)
	Sam Madison	235	1993	1996	Louisville
	Corey Small	235	2005	2008	Florida Atlantic
200	Horace Richardson*	234	2012	2016	SMU
	Anthony Scirrotto*	234	2005	2008	Penn State
	Chris Shelling	234	1992	1994	Auburn
203	Tra'Mayne Bondurant*	233	2011	2014	Arizona
	Boyd Cowan	233	1986	1988	Texas Tech
	Steve Lawrence	233	1983	1986	Notre Dame
	Tory Nixon	233	1983	1984	San Diego State
207	Anthony Floyd*	232	1999	2002	Louisville
	Senquez Golson*	232	2011	2014	Ole Miss
	Dexter McCoil*	232	2009	2012	Tulsa
	Clark Phillips III*	232	2020	2022	Utah
	David Thomas	232	1991	1994	Miami (OH)
	Anthony Young	232	1981	1984	Temple
213	Kevin Arbet*	231	1999	2004	USC
	Larry Atkins	231	1997	1998	UCLA
	Wes Hopkins	231	1979	1982	SMU
	Desmond King*	231	2013	2016	Iowa
	Richard Torres*	231	2008	2011	Hawaii
	Deunta Williams*	231	2007	2010	North Carolina
219	Johnny Adams*	230	2008	2012	Michigan State
	Quincy Riley*	230	2019	2021	Middle Tennessee State
221	Robert Davis	229	1990	1993	Vanderbilt
	D.J. Hayden*	229	2011	2012	Houston
	Antonio Langham	229	1990	1993	Alabama
	Janssen Patton*	229	2000	2003	Bowling Green State
	Glenn Rogers Jr.	229	1988	1990	Memphis
	Steve Williams	229	1984	1988	Boston College
	Jalen Young*	229	2015	2018	Florida Atlantic
228	Greg Grandison	228	1991	1992	East Carolina
	Kenny Robinson*	228	2017	2018	West Virginia
230	Ron Coccimiglio	227	1978	1980	California
	Lynaris Elpheage*	227	2000	2002	Tulane
	Richard Palmer	227	1991	1993	Eastern Michigan
	Orion Stewart*	227	2013	2016	Baylor
234	Ji'ayir Brown*	226	2020	2022	Penn State
	Greg Hill	226	1979	1982	Oklahoma State
	Bradley Roby*	226	2011	2013	Ohio State
	John Torchio*	226	2019	2022	Wisconsin
238	Reggie Corner*	225	2004	2007	Akron
	Rocky Delgadillo	225	1980	1981	Harvard
	Stanley Franks	225	2006	2007	Idaho
	Wonderful Terry*	225	2014	2015	Western Kentucky
242	Daquan Evans*	224	2019	2023	South Florida
	Anthony Washington	224	1977	1978	California
244	Erroll Tucker	223	1984	1985	Utah
245	Van Eskridge*	222	2006	2009	East Carolina
	Maurice Sikes*	222	2001	2003	Miami (FL)
	Lamont Thompson	222	1997	2001	Washington State
	D.J. Walker	222	1999	2002	UTEP
	Aaron Webster*	222	2006	2009	Cincinnati
	Teja Young*	222	2018	2023	Ole Miss

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